CA24 – The Provence from Aix to Calanques

Self-guided walking tour in Provence - France. Walking holidays in Provence from Aix en Provence to Cassis. Hiking tour, walking vacation to discover Southeast of France.

During this tour, you will discover two mountains of Provence : the Montagne Sainte Victoire and the Massif de la Sainte Baume. These limestone mountains originated with the folding of the Alps. They are very similar in height, with the same asymmetrical slopes topped by a rocky white ridge that contrasts with the blue of the sky and the surrounding ochre-colored land. You will be delighted by these arid landscapes and what they offer : Provencal villages bursting with sun; mountain peaks speckled with hermitages, crosses and chapels which have remained pilgrimage destinations for more than a thousand years; and the Grotto of Sainte Baume, the refuge of Sainte Mary-Madeleine, where popes and kings have journeyed to pray. You will be surprised by the Sainte Baume forest, alive with scents which are more northern than Mediterranean, and by the Valley of Saint Pons, an island of greenery and coolness that brings relief in this dry area. You will enjoy your return to Cassis along a natural balcony above the Mediterranean Sea, discovering the Calanques that consist of narrow valleys surrounded by abrupt rocky facades, dug out through the ages by rivers and now submerged entirely by the sea.

 
 

 

 
 


CA24 - Walking holidays summary
Self-guided tour of 8 days, 7 nights and 6 stages.
with luggage transfer - Difficulty : grade 3

Day 1 : Arrival at Aix en Provence
Day 2 : Aix - Vauvenargues
Day 3 : Vauvenargues – Trets
Day 4 : Trets – Plan d’Aups
Day 5 : Plan d’Aups - Gémenos
Day 6 : Gémenos - Cassis
Day 7 : hike across the Calanques
Day 8 : Cassis, Tour ends after breakfast

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CA24 Rate per person sharing a double room : 815 €
Extra for single room : +220 €
Rate for solo walker : 1190 €

CA24STB same tour without luggage transfer
Rate per person sharing a double room: 695 €
Extra for single room : +220 €
Rate for solo walker : 925 €

2018 rate with a minimum of 2 persons per tour.

No walk from end of June to mid September.
High fire risks!

 
 


same tour with more comfortable accommodation

 

 
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